[Speed Gibson,
Saturday February 19, 2005 at 9:47pm]
Listening to the Loyal Opposition
No, I'm not talking about the other station where the Powerline boys recently guest-hosted.
I'm talking about Air America again. I have to admit, I've listened to a fair amount recently. After all, what else is there at 3 pm on Saturday, after the NARN signs off? Savage? Car talk? Vitamin sales? Sports?
It's truly fascinating, kind of like listening in on a parallel universe. I try to channel this to imagine: what must they think of us?
A particularly revealing and amusing example occurred recently on the Laura Flanders show. She and her guest were discussing Secretary of State Rice, with Flanders making the usual "token" comments. The guest, himself a liberal, made a thoughtful observation for her to consider, that the rise of women and minorities we (liberals) disagree with is a normal and welcome sign of progress. The more these groups move up in society, the more divergent will be their range of views he said.
Flanders missed it completely, even after the guest rephrased it. It went completely over her head both times, as she continued to attack Rice as some sort of inauthentic female.
And there is a liberal Michael Savage! His name is Mike Malloy and he spends most of his time shouting that President Bush and company are liars and morons.
As Mr. Spock would say, "Fascinating..."
I'm talking about Air America again. I have to admit, I've listened to a fair amount recently. After all, what else is there at 3 pm on Saturday, after the NARN signs off? Savage? Car talk? Vitamin sales? Sports?
It's truly fascinating, kind of like listening in on a parallel universe. I try to channel this to imagine: what must they think of us?
A particularly revealing and amusing example occurred recently on the Laura Flanders show. She and her guest were discussing Secretary of State Rice, with Flanders making the usual "token" comments. The guest, himself a liberal, made a thoughtful observation for her to consider, that the rise of women and minorities we (liberals) disagree with is a normal and welcome sign of progress. The more these groups move up in society, the more divergent will be their range of views he said.
Flanders missed it completely, even after the guest rephrased it. It went completely over her head both times, as she continued to attack Rice as some sort of inauthentic female.
And there is a liberal Michael Savage! His name is Mike Malloy and he spends most of his time shouting that President Bush and company are liars and morons.
As Mr. Spock would say, "Fascinating..."